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[jsbowden]

So, the Catholic Church has decided to alienate a whole new generation. Good for them.

I don't collect Religion: The Delusion cards, so I'm not up on current Catholic acolytes and their color and attack/defense ratings, but Ratzinger looks like he requires black mana, spews hatred at +2, and gets a +2 vs. Jews of any type for attack and defense.

Electing a former Nazi AND Inquisitor? What the fuck were those Cardinals thinking? Oh wait, religion requires a deliberate act of not using your brain from the get go, so thinking obviously wasn't a part of this process.

I think he should have gone for the Total Irony Finishing Move and named himself Innocent (insert appropriate roman numeral here).

And people wonder why I gave up Cotholicism for Lent all those decades ago.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled LJ Drama.

Comments

Noooobody

[paoconnell.livejournal.com]

expects the Spanish (well, German) Inquisition! Ratzinger was once nicknamed the Pope's Rottweiler...

FWIW it was observed that the previous Benedict was a moderate Pope, so maybe he's trying to throw a bone to the moderates and progressives. The Catholics are so out of touch with reality, doctrine-wise, that the bone is going to have to be a big one to reduce the number of Catholics leaving the church.

Pat, who also gave the Church up for Lent many years ago...

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

jhim @ 2:54pm: OMG CNN IS REPORTING THAT A SECOND PLANE HAS CRASHED INTO THE POPE!!!!

Roman numeral

[tall-man.livejournal.com]

If he'd taken the name, it'd be Innocent XIV.

[mdevnich.livejournal.com]

"Religion: The Delusion"

BWA HA HA!!

Um, no, I have no useful contribution to the discussion to make.

[corruptedjasper.livejournal.com]

Imagine this: Turn one, Lotus, Jet, Other mox, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, 6BBB: Joseph Ratzinger -- Power and toughness of Joseph Ratzinger are equal to the number of cards in your deck. When Joseph Ratzinger comes into play, remove half your deck from the game.